Displaced Palestinians arrive with their belongings northwest of Nuseirat in the central part of the strip on January 24, 2025. (Photo by Bashar Taleb / AFP)
Doha, Qatar: Hamas movement is expected to release four female Israeli soldiers today, Saturday, in next few hours as part of the detainee-prisoner exchange deal with the Israeli entity signed last week.
#Breaking: Israeli authorities say 200 Palestinians held in Israeli prisons have been released as part of the #Gaza ceasefire deal
— The Peninsula Qatar (@PeninsulaQatar) January 25, 2025
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Qatari MoFA Spokesperson announces completion of swap
Adviser to the Prime Minister and Official Spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) H E Dr. Majed bin Mohammed Al Ansari announced on X that the second exchange of prisoners and detainees, which saw 4 Israeli detainees released in exchange for 200 Palestinian prisoners, has been successful.
As part of the second exchange since the ceasefire began, mediators announce the completion of the handover of 4 Israeli women hostages, one of whom holds a Bulgarian nationality, to the Israeli side in exchange for the release of 200 Palestinians from Israeli prisons.
— د. ماجد محمد الأنصاري Dr. Majed Al Ansari (@majedalansari) January 25, 2025
Hamas releases list of 200 Palestinian prisoners to be freed today
Hamas has issued the list of 200 Palestinian prisoners set to be released by Israel shortly.
The 200 prisoners being freed as part of the truce deal include long-serving inmates and others with lengthy sentences.
Al Jazeera Arabic reported that 121 of them are serving life sentences and 79 long sentences.
The oldest prisoner to be released is 69 years old, and the youngest is 15 years old.
Red Cross convoy transports Israeli captives
The Red Cross vehicles holding the released Israeli soldiers have begun to leave Gaza City’s Palestine Square, amid cheers from the crowd, reported Al Jazeera.
Israeli captives handed over in Gaza City square
Four female Israeli captives have appeared on a stage in Gaza City’s Palestine Square.
A Hamas fighter and a member of the Red Cross can be seen signing documents on a stage at Palestine Square in Gaza City, stated Al Jazeera.
Hamas convoys reach Gaza City square ahead of expected captive release
Members of Hamas' Al-Qassam Brigades are approaching Palestine Square in Gaza where a large crowd of Palestinians have also congregated ahead of the release of Israeli detainees which is expected to take place in a short while.
Error in names of Palestinian prisoners to be released: Prisoner Information Office
There was an error in several names on the list of Palestinian prisoners to be released today, the Prisoner Information Office said in a statement, after a review it conducted.
It said it is following up with intermediaries.
Red Cross convoy heading towards Gaza-Israel border
A group of Red Cross vehicles is on its way from Gaza to the Karem Abu Salem crossing with Israel, in advance of the expected release of four Israeli captives from the enclave, reported Al Jazeera Arabic.
